Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-08
PURE CHEEK.
A FINE EXHIBITION OF NERVE By RBPUB-
LICAN COUNeILNES.
A AReos Committee Calls q lie Rls and
FIRE Bard Wah . Demand WhieA
&YUS Of Gall

The members Of the Police and Fire
Board were last evening treated to are
freshing exhibition Of nerve on the part OF
three or four Republican members Of Coun-
ell. 1t viii be remembered that at the
recent municipal election, Mr. C. K Tracy
posed As the Republican candidate for the
First Branch of Council from the Second
ward, and had rs q Democratic competitor
Mr.. s Horkheimer. The tight between
these two gentlemen was quite warm, and,
although located in \ strong Republican
ward. Mr.. Tracy was, in the language OF
some of the citizens OF that part Of the city,
Scared to death At the popularity OF MI.
HOrkbeimeF. and spent about iour-hiths
Of his time for 4 week or two PRIOR
To the election in rallylng the
eolored vote and otherwise putting
his fences in repair. Election day came
and with the first peep of daylight MI.
Tracy was up and hard at work among MS
constituents. He labored a~ssiduouSly ali
day, and when the polls closed count o.
the ballots showed that he had al major
ity. During n portion Of the day Ohcer
Bob JuDkins WAS at the polls IN citizens
dress be having a substitute on duty IN
his plaee AT headquarrerS, and Mr.. Tracy
became convinced that Junkins was work
ing against him and in favor Of MIR. Hork-
heimer. Having this idea, he determined
upon revenge, and resolved that nothing
less than the Deputy's official head would
appease his wrath
He laid his grievance before his fellow
Republican members, and 4 committee
consisting OF MeSss. Tracy, Prayer and
Maxwell was appointed TO wait upon tht
Police and Fire Board and demand thai
Mr.. JunkiDs' name he stricken from th'
list OF nominations laid before the Com
missiOners by Chief Smith. The commit
tee appeared before the Board last night,
ut the City Hall, and Mr.. Tracy presented
his modest demand, citing in support oil n
rule - of the BOARD, which reads:
rule 19-Neither the City Sergeant
nor any of his deputies shall he q delegate
OF representative TO any political or partl
san convention, nor on any primary Oh
other election day perform any POlltlca
III naIlI<1u ~lNNCs CANNPA " WV
To say the Board was paralyzed, Is t.
put it mildly. As sOOn Is the Commits
sioners could catch their breath, President
| Miller called the attention of Mr.. Tracy
and his colleagues Ia the impropriety OF s
uartiSan caucus committee making 4 de
mand of such a nature upon a Board ere
ated By Republicans for the avOwed and
express purpose of freeing the department
from partisan and political influences, ant
the committee retired with the distinct un'
~derstanding that Mr.. Junkins name would
be allowed L remain upon the list OF Dep
utieS.
The Republicans seem determined t.
carry things with 4 high hand, and per
~Onal malice is to reinforce party motive
whenever the latter Is insuficienttO secure
their complete ~aScendancy in municlpa.
affairs. In creating the Board of Polio,
Commissioners. the Republicans . pains
70 have il understood that they were going
In for reform and were endeavOring Il
approach that ideal condition OF things
which reform alone can bring about. Yet
We see them sending 4 committee OF parti'
sans TO demand at the hands of the Board
the head of an officer who, naturally pre-
fernng to See 4 Democrat elected TO Council
instead oi Mr.. Tracy, dared TO do. while
otf duty. what all Deputy SergeantS have
done for a geneTatiOn-Solicit a vote for tbs
candidate ofthe party to which ne belonged
Ii Mr.. Tracy and his colleagues are real
IL deSirouS Of correcting an alleged abuse,
let them include with the police officer
- - =. = 49, Al .N,.- 81 RLnHnh
hcan bremen who electioneered for Cap
tam Bennett, while on duty, aud wagereC
their surplus cash on his success
The Caucus and Reform ~ hand IN hand
They're a nice pair.